Wagon-step



(No Model.)

H.- R. RODEN. WAGON STEP.

No. 455,639. Patented July 7, 1891.

UNITED STATES ATENT anion.

HORACE RAFORD RODEN, OF LIBERTY HILL, LOUISIANA.

WAG O N-STEP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 155,639, dated July '7,1891. Application filed April 14, 1891. Serial No. 388,863. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HORACE RAFORD Ro- DEN, of Liberty Hill,in the parishof Bienville and State of Louisiana, have invented cer t-ain new anduseful Improvementsin WVagon- Steps; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, whichforms part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in wagon-steps; and it consistsin certain novel features of construction which will be fully describedhereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a wagon-step which is adaptedto be applied to any wagon without the use of nails, screws, or boltsfor the purpose of holding it in position on the body of the wagonand'which can be moved along the body of the wagon quickly and readilyto any desired point of detached at will, the step being simple inconstruction and cheap to manufacture.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective View of a step which embodiesmy invention, the side of the wagon -bed being shown in dotted lines.

The step consists of a vertical portion A, which rests against the outersurface of the sideboard of the wagon, as shown, the upper end of thisvertical portion having the L- shaped bend B, which catches over the upper edge of the side-board of the wagon-body and forms a sockettherefor. The lower end of this vertical portion A is bent outward, asshown, in the opposite direction from the L- shaped bend, and hassecured to this out wardly-bent portion a plate 0, which forms a step.The step is clamped in position by means of a second step D, which isprovided text with a vertical opening through which the portion A of thestep passes. The inner end of this second step D extends under thebottom of the wagon-body, and is held tightly against it by means of aclamping-screw E, which passes through the thickened central portion ofthe step D and engages one edge of the portion A. The opposite and outerend of the stepD extends outward sufficiently far to form a second step,as shown.

By means of the above construction I produce a wagon-step which can besecured to wagon-bodies of different depths by adj usting the upper stepD, which forms the clamp for bearing against the under side of thewagon-body. In this manner the step is adapted to be secured to anywagon-body and to be moved backward and forward on the body to anydesired point by simply loosening the under strap and moving it alongand then tightening the step against the under side of the body.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a wagon-step, avertical portion which rests against the outer side of the wagonbody,having its upper end extending inward and catching over the upper edgeof the wagon-body, its lower end extending outward, and a clampvertically adjustable upon this vertical portion to engage the underside of the wagon-body, combined substantially as described.

2. In a wagon-step, a vertical portion having its upper end bent inwardand catching over the upper edge of the Wagon-body, its lower end bentoutward, and a clamp which is vertically adjustable upon the saidvertical portion, the inner end of the clamp extending under thewagon-body and its outer end extending outward to form an upper orsecond step, substantially as specified.

3. In a wagon-step, a vertical portion having its upper end extendinginward and catching over the upper edge of the wagonbody and its lowerend bent outward, a horizontal plate secured to this outwardly-bent end,a clamp having a vertical opening through which the said verticalportion passes, and a screw which passes through the clamp and engagesthe vertical portion, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HORACE RAFORD RODEN.

Witnesses:

W. D. YOUNG, JNo. A. ODEN.

